Open Carry at the NRA Meeting 2017
For the last three NRA Annual Meetings, open and concealed carry have been legal and practiced on the premises. In 2015 it was in Nashville. 2016 was Louisville, Kentucky. In the press room here in...
The Road to Atlanta: Gun Rights Progress in the Last 40 Years
I drove to the NRA Meeting in Atlanta this week. I had been visiting family in Dallas, Texas, so it was only 800 miles. On the way, I reflected on the last time I was...
Michigan Marches in Support of Second Amendment
Michiganders gathered in the capital city of Lansing on Wednesday to show their support for the right to keep and bear arms. The seventh annual Second Amendment March, organized by a group of gun...
Nebraska Preemption Bill Very Much in Play
Nebraska's preemption bill has moved forward in a significant way. Bill LB68 was voted on by the Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs committed and passed 33 - 11. The Nebraska legislature is unicameral, with only...
Presenting The Honor Roll of States that Protect the Rights of Travellers
The prediction from TTAG's own Second Amendment Coalition member John Boch that Democratic Party intransigence will keep even the slightly watered-down Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill proposed in the Senate from passage this year is disappointing for many gun owners....
A Rare Win: Connecticut ‘Show Your Papers’ Bill Defeated
Second Amendment supporters won another victory, this time in Connecticut. On Thursday, HB6200 was defeated. The bill would have required individuals who open carry handguns to present permits to law enforcement on demand. This...
Motherboard’s ‘Mandatory Carry’ Fail – Contest Entry
(This post is an entry in our spring content contest. If you’d like a chance to win a Beretta APX pistol, click here for details.)
By Bobiojimbo
Vice.com has published several pro-gun control articles as part of their recent Smarter...
Florida Contemplating Open Carry Decriminalization
Gun owners expected positive things when they elected Republican Greg Steube to the Florida state senate. Senator Steube has rewarded their fair by introducing a number of gun law reform measures.
The measures received large...
Constitutional Carry Advances in South Carolina
Constitutional Carry is on the move in South Carolina. On March 9th, H. 3930, a passed the Judiciary Constitutional Laws Subcommittee. On 21 March, it passed the full committee by a vote of 15 to 7....
Did Texas Open Carriers Stop An Armed Robbery? Defensive Gun Use of the Day
There are two accounts recorded of the incident pictured above. It happened on 12 March, in Tyler, Texas.
One account is from the eye witness who captured the video. Audio is included with the...
Random Thoughts About Denny’s Dallas 30.07 ‘No Open Carry’ Signs
On a Saturday morning in Dallas, Texas, my daughter and I decided to eat breakfast at a nearby Denny's. On the way in, I noticed the restaurant had posted a 30.07 sign (above). If a...
Arkansas Campus Carry Bill Signed Into Law
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (above), a Republican, signed into law today a bill allowing licensees to carry concealed handguns for personal protection on college campuses, taverns, and the State Capitol building.
As originally drafted, the bill...